Are white latinos considered POC?
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As a white Latina I’d like to add my two cents 😊 The history of Latin America as it pertains to race is very similar to North America. Native Americans and Blacks were enslaved, but by the Spanish, instead of the English. Overall white is still a color of “privilege”
I’m also much more “white” (my skin is literally lighter) than both of my parents. While people never “suspect” I’m not from here, it’s really obvious with my parents, that they’re not “white”. They also speak English with heavy accents. My entire family is like this. Some are white some are brown...some are darker shades of brown 😂 skin color is nuanced, ya know?
However as an immigrant especially a we definitely have different experiences than white Americans. Whiteness does not necessarily save us from discrimination. People said nasty things to my parents in front of me, kids said things and called me some not so nice things at school (I didn’t speak English when we first came here, and kids can be pretty mean). My parents were not always treated as equals at work. Once a store clerk at Macy’s told my mom the champagne glasses she was looking at were “not for people like her”.
Point is we’re white, but I do think we experience things differently than white Americans, and today “white” seems to imply American. We also have big cultural differences that can often lead to “identity crises” for lack of a better word. I was recently reminded to check my white privilege. I’m not a huge fan of the labels but I’m very very proud of being Latina, and admitedly was a bit bummed when my company did the #pulluporshutup thing on Instagram (where you break down the diversity of your company) and said they had 0 Latinos/Hispanics (but they promise to do better when it comes to hiring minorities!) 🙃
This was an inspiring story. You don’t need to be brown to be discriminated against! (I am accusing you of playing the victim card. White is a colour too)
B/c of my fair skin I do not think POC is an appropriate label, not to me but for actual visible POC. However I do refer to myself as “white passing” as my dna is 50% spanish, 25% arawak and 25% western african. Depending on where I am in the US I either blend in completely or stand out like a sore thumb (eg. Southern states). Just my POV.
How would you use this for social mobility? POC dont embrace Eurocentric ideals? Aren’t the majority of Central and South American countries Catholic?